Borlänge (commune)

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Borlänge Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km². The municipality has a population of 47,640 . The municipal seat is Borlänge'''.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Borlänge was reunited with the rural municipality of Stora Tuna, from which it had been detached in 1898.PoliticsResult of the 2010 electionModerate Party 23,22&Centre party 5,37%Liberal People's Party 4,98%Christian Democrats 3,50%Swedish Social Democratic Party 39,55%Left Party 6,63%Green Party 6,02%Sweden Democrats 9,24Other Parties 1,49%Notable nativesJussi Björling, tenorLars Frölander, swimmerMando Diao, rock bandSugarplum Fairy, pop bandPer Fosshaug, bandy playerDozer, stoner rock bandErik Eriksson, Centre Party's first chairmanLars Jonsson, hockey playerSator, rock bandNadja Brandt, writer and also appeared as an extra in TwilightLinda Carlsson, musician (also known as Miss Li)